Author: Rachel Raphael, Julia Carbonetti, Kaylah Alexander

What a company knows and when is a critical question in any case involving recalled products. And the answer can be complicated, especially when a manufacturer announces multiple recalls and expands on previous recalls. In early September, Mid-America announced a voluntary recall of one lot of its Victor Super Premium Dog Food due to potential salmonella contamination after the South Carolina Department of Agriculture sampled the dog food in a random test. On October 30th, Mid-America announced a second voluntary recall covering three lots of Victor Super Premium Dog Food Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula after random sampling…